Norway Post Stamp Magazine No. 3-2017

No. 3/2017 Norway Post Stamps

UCI Road World Championships

2017

Two stamps are issued for the championships in Bergen NEW STAMPS Page 6

Fredrikstad 450 Years NEW STAMPS Page 4

Anniversaries NEW STAMPS Page 8

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EDITORIAL

Dear Customer!

The UCI Road World Championships 2017 are being held in Bergen in September, and Norway Post is part of the team.

Norway Post and Bring are the UCI Road World Championships’ official supplier of mail and logistics services. Stamps for the championships will be issued already on 16 June and depict cyclists in the beautiful nature of western Norway.

Ragnar Aalbu is the illustrator behind the issue. He is an experienced illustrator, but he has never before designed stamps.

Contents NEW STAMPS Fredrikstad 450 Years Page 4 UCI Road World Championships 2017 Page 6 Anniversaries Page 8 FOR COLLECTORS Page 10

This year is Fredrikstad’s 450th anniversary, which the city will be celebrating throughout the year. The stamp, which will be issued on 16 June, depicts the statue of the city’s founder, king Frederik II, on the square in Gamlebyen. Magnus Rakeng designed the stamp.

Eilert Sundt and Marcus Thrane were both pioneers in their fields. Sundt was a social science researcher and is considered Norway’s first sociologist, while Thrane founded Norway’s first labour movement. Both were born 200 years ago this year, and Sverre Morken was given the assignment to engrave the stamps to celebrate these anniversaries.

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Design: Posten Norge AS, Konsernkommunikasjon, Design Coverphoto: Maico Amorim / Unsplash Print: Byråservice

Halvor Fasting Director

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NEW STAMPS FREDRIKSTAD 450 YEARS

NK 1961

Photo: © Sten Helberg

Statue of King Frederik II in the square in Gamlebyen in Fredrikstad. On the stamp the king has one foot in the past and one foot in the present.

Fredrikstad 450 Years First Day Cover NOK 29

7/2017 Fredrikstad 450 år Førstedagsbrev • First Day Cover

Number: Motif: Design: Photo:

Denomination: Print run: Issued in: Print:

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First Day Cancellation

NK 1961 Statue of King Fredrik II in Gamlebyen in Fredrikstad (© Wilhelm Rasmussen/BONO) Magnus Rakeng Old city motif: Photographer unknown/Østfold County Photo Archives New city motif: © Espen Bratlie/Samfoto NOK 23 300,000 stamps Sheet with 50 stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

Date: 16/06/2017

Golden FDC NOK 99

Collector´s Set NOK 67

Price First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC: Maximum Card:

NOK 29 NOK 38 NOK 67 NOK 99 NOK 29

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NEW STAMPS UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

NK 1962

NK 1963

UCI Road World Championships 2017 First Day Cover NOK 32

8/2017 Sykkel-VM 2017 Førstedagsbrev • First Day Cover

Numbers: Motifs: Design: Denominations: Print run: Issued in: Print:

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First Day Cancellation

NK 1962-1963 Cyclists in the nature of western Norway Ragnar Aalbu A Domestic (NOK 13) x 2 1,150,000 of each stamp Booklet of 10 self-adhesive stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

Photo: Markus Spiske / Unsplash

NEW STAMPS UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

Date: 16/06/2017

Golden FDC NOK 99

Collector´s Set NOK 73

Price First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC: Maximum Cards Set:

NOK 32 NOK 41 NOK 73 NOK 99 NOK 38

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Photo: Oslo Museum., © Offentlig eiendom/Wikimedia Commons

NEW STAMPS ANNIVERSARIES

Jubilees First Day Cover NOK 59

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First Day Cancellation

Numbers: Motifs: Design:

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NK 1964-1965 Marcus Thrane, Eilert Sundt Sverre Morken NTB Scanpix NOK 23.00 – NOK 30.00 300,000 of each stamp Sheet with 50 stamps Recess/offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

NEW STAMPS ANNIVERSARIES

NK 1964

Portrait of Marcus Thrane with red banners in front of the first issue of the labour union’s newspaper.

NK 1965

Portrait of Eilert Sundt in front of buildings and the painting “Lørdagsfriing på seteren” by Johannes Flintoe.

Date: 16.06.2017

Golden FDC NOK 99

FOREGANGSMENN Det er 200 år siden både mannen bak Norges første store politiske massebevegelse og vår første sosiolog ble født.

MARCUS THRANE (1817-1890) EILERT SUNDT (1817-1875)

Collector´s Set NOK 127

Price First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC:

NOK 59 NOK 68 NOK 127 NOK 99

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FOR COLLECTORS POSTCARDS

Think Green - even in 2017!

New postcards of Skibladner The Skibladner paddle steamer started this year’s tourist season with two new pre-franked postcards on 26. May. The denomination on these lovely cards enables them to be sent anywhere in the world.

Photo: © AS Oplandske Dampskibsselskap

Price: NOK 29/card

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The theme for Europa stamps last year was “Think Green!”.

This year’s exhibition card also remind us to think green. In May, Norway Post attended the stamp exhibitions in both Essen and Tammerfors.

FOR COLLECTORS EXHIBITION CARDS

Essen has been awarded the European Green Capital Award for 2017. One of the reasons for selecting Essen was the steps the city has taken to protect nature and biodiversity, for example in the House of Bees in Gruga Park in Essen. The bees and their hives are the motif on both the exhibition card and the cancellation for Internationale Briefmarken-Messe in Essen.

Price: NOK 26/card

Tampere is planning for a future with sustainable public transportation.

A brand new 23.5 km tram line will connect downtown Tammerfors with Sampola, Hervanta and the university area and is planned for completion during the period 2019-2023. The new tram line is the motif on the exhibition card for Finlandia 2017 in Tammerfors, while the cancellation with the ticket featuring a leaf symbolizes the environmental decision to choose the tram as a means of transportation.

Illustration: Anniken Riiser Hølbakken

Price: NOK 26/card

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Reprint The NOK 11.50 (NK 1708) denomination has been reprinted. The print date is 17.03.2017.

The stamps from the new edition were first issued on 29.03.2017. The stamp is now issued on self-adhesive paper while the previous edition was issued on normal paper.

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The 70 Kr denomination in the Posthorn series has also been reprinted, on 12 December 2016.

The stamps from this edition were first used on 15 May 2017.

There are no known changes to paper or perforation on this reprint.